16 people clandestinely reach Rameswaram in two batches 1. Sri Lankan Tamil families flee to India citing economic crisis The economic crisis in Sri Lanka has forced at least 16 Tamils to flee the country illegally and seek shelter in coastal Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu on Tuesday. The first batch comprising two families — six […]
1. Indo-Pacific should be free of conflicts, says Morrison Modi seeks cooperation among democracies of the region Developments such as those in Ukraine should never happen in the Indo-Pacific region, Prime Minister Scott Morrison of Australia said on Monday. Addressing the bilateral annual leaders’ meeting, Mr. Morrison argued for greater cooperation among “like-minded democracies”, and […]
1. Beleaguered Imran pats India, flays Pak. Army Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday criticised the Pakistan Army and the Opposition as his government faces a no-confidence motion on March 25. “My country’s foreign policy should be for the welfare of our people. Today, I congratulate our neighbour India because they always maintained an […]
1. Geography gives India an advantage: Navy ‘We are building capacity to counter whatever capacity China can bring,’ it says The basic advantage is India’s geography in the Indian Ocean and “we are utilising that”, a Navy representative told the parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence recently. The Navy said it was building capacity to ensure […]
1. Finland ranked happiest country for fifth year Afghanistan, Lebanon come last on list Finland has been named the world’s happiest country for the fifth year running, in an annual UN-sponsored index that ranked Afghanistan as the unhappiest, closely followed by Lebanon. The latest list was completed before the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Bulgaria, Romania […]
1. India extends $1 billion credit to Sri Lanka Neighbourhood first, says Jaishankar India on Thursday extended a $1 billion credit facility to Sri Lanka to assist the island nation through its worst foreign exchange crisis and enable it to procure food, medicines and other essential items. An agreement to this effect was signed between […]
1. SC backs Centre’s OROP scheme Court directs the Union govt. to conduct ‘re-fixation exercise’ from July 1, 2019 The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the Centre’s one rank, one pension (OROP) scheme for the armed forces. A Bench led by Justice D.Y. Chandrachud held, “We find no constitutional infirmity in the OROP principle as […]
1. Wearing hijab is not essential part of religion: Karnataka HC ‘Ban in schools constitutionally permissible’ The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday upheld the ban on the wearing of hijab (head scarf) by students in schools and colleges in the State. It held that wearing the hijab is not an essential religious practice in Islam […]
1. Microfinance firms can set interest: RBI The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Monday allowed microfinance institutions to fix interest rates on loans, with a caveat that the rates should not be usurious. In revised guidelines that will take effect on April 1, the RBI tweaked the definition of a microfinance loan to indicate […]
1. The functioning of the ISS after sanctions Will the U.S.’s stiff curbs on Russia affect their collaboration on the International Space Station? Russia’s part in the collaboration of the ISS is the module responsible for making course corrections to the orbit of the space station. They also ferry astronauts to and from the ISS. […]
1. Pak. seeks joint probe into missile incident It slams ‘lapses’ in handling of strategic weapons by India Pakistan on Saturday rejected the explanation offered by India regarding the accidental firing of a missile which ended up in the neighbouring country and demanded a joint investigation to “accurately establish the facts”. This was also conveyed […]
1. Shutdown this misguided energy policy The vulnerabilities of reactors and their high costs are strong reasons why India must cancel its nuclear expansion plans Nuclear technology is hazardous. The world was reminded of this on March 3, when a fire broke out near the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in Ukraine (Europe’s largest) during the course […]
1. Russia says China is refusing to supply parts to its airlines China has refused to supply Russian airlines with aircraft parts, an official at Russia’s aviation authority was quoted by Russian news agencies as saying on Thursday, after Boeing and Airbus halted supply of components. Russia’s aviation sector is being squeezed by Western sanctions […]
1. Cabinet nod for new firm to monetise land assets Govt. eyes substantial revenues The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the setting up of a new government-owned firm for pooling and monetising sovereign and public sector land assets. The National Land Monetisation Corporation (NLMC) is being formed with an initial authorised share capital of ₹5,000 […]
1. Bangladesh, India, Nepal to move ahead on MVA pact Bhutan has not endorsed the plan for now With Bhutan continuing to sit out the Motor Vehicles Agreement (MVA) of the sub-regional Bangladesh-Bhutan-India-Nepal (BBIN) grouping, a meeting of the other three countries was held to discuss the next steps in operationalising the agreement for the […]
1. ‘Sealed cover’ jurisprudence is appalling As the MediaOne case shows, a judiciary that is a mute spectator to any executive action highlights democratic decay A Division Bench of the Kerala High Court has dismissed the appeal filed by MediaOne, a television channel in Kerala, whose licence the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has refused […]
1. ‘Operation Ganga’ is proof of India’s growing clout, says Modi Congress, NCP, Shiv Sena slam Prime Minister for politicising the evacuation The fact that India is able to evacuate its citizens out of war–torn Ukraine through “Operation Ganga” is proof of the country’s increasing influence around the globe, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on […]
1. Mission creep: on NATO expansionism Why did the North Atlantic Treaty Organization accept former Warsaw Pact states into the alliance? The story so far: When Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a military invasion of Ukraine on February 24, the purported reason behind this act of extraordinary territorial aggression was that the eastward expansion of […]
1. India abstains again in UN vote HRC panel to probe Russian actions India on Friday abstained on a vote at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva as the Council decided to set up an international commission of enquiry into Russia’s actions in Ukraine. The resolution, the strongest one to be adopted by the […]
1. Sri Lanka reels under fuel crunch, power cuts Energy, Industries Ministers sacked after both criticised govt. response A crippling fuel shortage and consequent power cuts across Sri Lanka are threatening to worsen the island nation’s persisting economic crisis, while sparking protests from citizens. Long queues of vehicle users lining up outside fuel stations has […]
Current affairs decide a large share of marks in UPSC Prelims, Mains and the Interview, and in TNPSC exams. Every morning our faculty publish the day’s important news from The Hindu, PIB, Indian Express and other sources — explained, organised by GS paper, and linked to the syllabus.
What each daily post includes
The key news of the day, grouped by GS Paper 1, 2, 3 and 4
Background and the static syllabus topic each story connects to
